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How did the above affect the lives of the Inuit? Read the TAKE NOTE section on page 221. Why was the government interested in the Arctic in the 1950s? They were interested in the sea passage linking the North Pacific Ocean to the North Atlantic – used for foreign commercial vessels How did the above affect the lives of the Inuit? 100 Inuit were relocated from a warmer region Read SOMETHING EXTRA on page 222. What was the main source of conflict in the salmon war? Salmon rivers attracted American recreational fishers To leave these areas for wealthy tourists, the authorities banned the Indigenous people from practicing their traditional fishing activities

Resource Exploitation Residential Schools In 1951 the federal government amended the Indian Act to allow the provinces to administer the schools. Since the Church ran the education system in Quebec, residential schools opened up in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Read Document 23, p. 220 Resource Exploitation First Nations will have their hunting and fishing grounds disrupted in Nouveau Quebec and Cote Nord as Iron ore and other valuable minerals are discovered. Eventually whole communities will be moved and displaced as the Quebec government constructed huge hydroelectric dams in the 1970’s under Hydro Quebec. Mining, new infrastructure and arrival of workers will disrupt FN societies from the 1950’s to 1980’s. Voting In order for First Nations to vote , they had to renounce their status. Few did. As of 1960 FN could vote without any restrictions.